Mike Miller

Q: My question is at point guard. Can Dwyane Wade play backup point? I understand Erik Spoelstra likes players that can play multiple positions, but I don't see Goran Dragic enjoying playing shooting guard. -- Bryan, Fort Lauderdale. A: Goran only has to play point guard. It's what the Heat do in the minutes, or even games, when he is off the court. And I do think that Dwyane will get plenty of time as a ballhandler when Goran is off the court. That is one way of opening minutes for Gerald Green (who is a shaky ballhandler) and also could open minutes at shooting guard to experiment there with Justise Winslow. In fact, I could see the Heat utilizing a pattern where when...

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